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U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the second man to walk on the moon. He has hosted his Apollo 11 anniversary gala at Kennedy Space Center for the past few years, and lives in a beachside condo here. AP File

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission. Mission commander Neil Armstrong took this photograph with a 70 mm lunar surface camera. Aldrin was the second person to walk on the moon. NASA

In the White Room, Guenter Wendt (wearing glasses at rear) and his team work with Mike Collins, (left rear), Buzz Aldrin (foreground), and Neil Armstrong (next to Wendt) during a Countdown Demonstration Test. Because the crew is not wearing their helmets, this picture was probably taken as they were leaving the spacecraft. 3 July 1969. NASA

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Christina Korp, manager of Buzz Aldrin Enterprises, are seen before the start of a memorial for astronaut Neil Armstrong on September 13, 2012 at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN, AFP/Getty Images

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, member of the first landing mission to reach the moon, poses for a photo during the Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Gala VIP reception at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville in 2013. Michelle Novak / FLORIDA TODAY

Posing after the ribbon cutting. Therrin Protze, COO of the KSC Visitor Complex, Robert Cabana, director of KSC, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, Kudo Tsunoda, with Microsoft, and Dr. jeff Norris, with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Destination : Mars media preview at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex was help Sunday. The new attraction was developed by Microsoft and JPL, and allows people wearing custom fitted Microsoft HoloLens and audio headgear to see a detailed three dimensional view of an area of Mars from near the Curiosity Rover. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY

Apollo 11 Astroanut Buzz Aldrin, chairman of SpaceShare Foundation, and Kudo Tsunoda ,CVP Next Gen Experiences, Windwos & Devices Group HoloLens/Microsoft. Destination : Mars media preview at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex was help Sunday. The new attraction was developed by Microsoft and JPL, and allows people wearing custom fitted Microsoft HoloLens and audio headgear to see a detailed three dimensional view of an area of Mars from near the Curiosity Rover. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY

Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin prepares for flight with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds on Sunday.
Aldrin, 87, became the oldest person to fly with the flamed precision flying team. Provided by William Potter, Melbourne

Buzz Aldrin became the oldest person to fly with the Thunderbirds, riding along for a 20-minute flight at the Melbourne Air and Space Show in 2017 at Orlando Melbourne International Airport. Orlando Melbourne International Airport

Buzz Aldrin walks the runway at the Nick Graham NYFW Men's F/W '17 show in January in New York City. His silver bomber jacket will be auctioned off at the July 15 Apollo 11 Anniversary Gala. JP Yim, Getty Images for Nick Graham

Vice President Mike Pence visited Kennedy Space Center and spoke to hundreds of NASA workers inside the Vehicle Assembly Building in July 2017. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin talks to two astronauts before the speech. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY

Vice President Mike Pence visited Kennedy Space Center in July 2017 and spoke to hundreds of NASA workers inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. Vice President Pence chairs the National Space Council. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin received a big round of applause and cheers when introduced. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin (center) along with family and friends of fallen astronauts place flowers in the fence at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, FL Jan. 25, 2018, during Kennedy Space Center's Day of Remembrance. The annual event honors those who perished in the space program. Craig Bailey / FLORIDA TODAY

At Kennedy Space Center, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin addressed the audience at a ceremony renaming the refurbished Operations and Checkout Building for Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon. NASA/Kim Shiflett